Friday morning I did something I had not done since becoming pastor of this church. I took a few minutes […]
Text: Various“Modern theology of almost every shade is in crisis.” With those words Clark Pinnock begins his monumental work Biblical Revelation: […]
Text: II Timothy 3:16About the time I graduated from seminary in 1978, a leading Christian magazine published an article entitled, “Things They Didn’t […]
Text: Ephesians 4:11What image comes into your mind when you hear the word prophet? If you are like most people, several images […]
Text: I Corinthians 14:29-33God is looking for some men and women who will dare to live by faith.
Text: Romans 12:8: I Corinthians 12:9I first met Bill Petch twelve years ago this summer. I was fresh out of seminary and starting my first […]
Text: I Corinthians 12:28; Romans 12:7It’s not hard for me to remember my favorite teacher. I first met her on a bright September morning in […]
Text: Romans 12:7; I Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 4:11Before we moved to Oak Park last August, someone gave us a copy of the Chicago Magazine’s Guide to Chicago. […]
Text: VariousPerhaps the place to begin this morning is with the simple confession that I did not want to preach this […]
Text: VariousThis week I attended a fascinating seminar entitled “How to Handle Criticism, Conflict and Difficult People in the Church.” Somebody […]
Text: I Thessalonians 5:14